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The C Programming Language, Second Edition

1988 US paperback second edition, published simultaneously in Canada
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The C Programming Language, Second Edition

Summary

The C Programming Language, Second Edition is a version, edition or translation[1].

Key Facts

  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition authored Brian Kernighan[2].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition authored Dennis M. Ritchie[3].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[4].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition was published by Prentice Hall[5].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's part of the series is recorded as Q93271856[6].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's place of publication is recorded as Upper Saddle River[7].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's edition number is recorded as 2[8].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition was distributed by paperback[10].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition was released on 1988[12].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's edition or translation of is recorded as The C Programming Language[13].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's main subject is Q15777[14].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's work available at URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/cprogramminglang00bria/page/n4[15].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+284'}[16].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's title is recorded as The C Programming Language[17].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's copyright holder is recorded as Bell Labs[18].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 005.15'3[19].
  • The C Programming Language, Second Edition's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as QA76.73.C15K47[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brian Kernighan[2], a computer scientist[21], b. 1942[22], of Canada[23], specialised in computer scientist[24] and Dennis M. Ritchie[3], a computer scientist[25], 1941–2011[26], of United States[27], awarded the Turing Award[28], specialised in computer science[29]. The C Programming Language, Second Edition was published by Prentice Hall[5].

Publication

The C Programming Language, Second Edition was published on 1988[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as Upper Saddle River[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q93271856[6]. It was distributed by paperback[10].

Subject and Themes

The C Programming Language, Second Edition's main subject is Q15777[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q93271856[6].

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  2. [2] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Language of work or name → English
    Main subject → Q15777
    Distribution format → paperback
    Library of congress classification (works and editions) → QA76.73.C15K47
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